Here's my prediction for the day; Paris Hilton, who without her family's wealth would be completely unknown, is going to go back to jail.
I think she should serve her complete sentence in jail. Indeed, I think all sentences should be served completely. Now, I've heard that convicts are sometimes let out of jail for "good behavior." I can't say that I've ever heard that whining can be used to get out early. So, here's my opinion on these matters. Excessive whining, or any bad behavior for that matter, should result in an extended sentence, and perhaps additional punishments. Good behavior, on the other hand, should be used both to avoid jail in the first place, and, after a convict has been released from jail, to avoid a return to jail. "Good behavior" should never be used to avoid responsibility for bad (or more technically, illegal) behavior.
Now, we have to wonder why Sheriff Lee Baca would countermand Superior Court Judge Michael T. Sauer's sentence. Sheriff Baca's action warrants an investigation. Was his behavior simply bad, or was it illegal? Perhaps there is more to this story. We may never know. At any rate, I couldn't care less about Paris Hilton. What concerns me is the integrity of our legal system and the message to society. The news about Hilton's abrupt release from prison (to suffer at her multi-million dollar estate) certainly fosters the public perception of inequity in the legal system. Even worse, her apparent reward for whining may cause an increase in whining among those children and young adults who already have poor enough judgement to emulate Paris Hilton. The oversized sunglasses, drunkenness, immodesty, and little dog as an ornament? What narcissism! By the way, Paris Hilton is not the first one to make use of a squirrel-sized dog as an accessory.
Ernst Deutsch did the same in the 1949 motion picture,
The Third Man. Don't get me wrong. I am neither advocating that Hilton be punished for behaving in ways that I find distasteful nor am I advocating that Hilton be treated severely merely to avoid a public perception of inequity in the legal system. I believe that Paris Hilton---as law-breakers---should be treated severely and in accordance with the law.
